Chapter 403

Chapter 403: The Lord of Luo

The decision for a prolonged battle was announced nationwide.

The nature of this war was understood by the higher-ups; it was essentially a death mission to clear slots. Even if they were generous, they could not openly say it.

Thus, this war was defined as a prolonged battle, aimed at equalling the consumption of the Luo Dynasty’s power.

On the grassroots level, the two major powers couldn’t compare to Tomorrow Nation at all.

Everyone mastered Extreme Spiritual Law; while crossing a realm was difficult, entering the path to Major Achievement was simple. If one grasped Dual Attributes, crossing realms became effortless.

Currently, Tomorrow Society had about four million registered spiritual realm cultivators, while the vast majority of others were stuck at the Mortal Realm’s pinnacle due to the Source Law, and any opportunity would allow them to advance.

Tomorrow Society had already unraveled the mysteries of the Source Law; in fact, it could allow everyone to advance to the spiritual realm, thereby elevating the entire civilization.

But the problem was that this offered little benefit to Tomorrow Nation. While it could enhance physical capabilities, greatly boosting personal abilities and extending lifespan and thinking, these improvements required time to manifest, and what Tomorrow Nation lacked most was time.

The intelligence of ordinary beings, compared to top talents utilizing the True Heaven Instrument and occupational system, was essentially zero and could not contribute anything significant.

To achieve significant development, resources must be concentrated, and the labor force of the grassroots people must be exploited…

If not, everyone would perish together.

Thus, each Dao Artifact wielder led their army into Lozhou, ready to face death without fear.

They were wavering Dao Artifact wielders, unable to bear this choice, so they could only choose to fight and sacrifice together.

Yong Fa, as the overall commander, participated in the battle. He would become the absolute main force in this war, making it truly engage, rather than simply being a death sentence.

Though the difference wasn’t much.

"We will only go to war against the Luo Dynasty, clearing all Spirit Towns. We will not touch the Spirit Cities… those are beyond our capability to conquer at this moment."

"Now that the heavenly mechanisms are in disarray, as long as we avoid Spirit Sense and Dao Artifact detection, there is a chance for battle."

Yong Fa’s space ring flickered, and a black shining orb fell into his hand. "We need to divide the battlefield, making the forces outside the battleground blind to our movements. This gives us an advantage, allowing us to mass-produce restriction orbs to form closed barriers."

"But because of this, once the restriction orbs are exhausted, we must never advance recklessly!"

"Set out!"

…

Orders from Tomorrow Nation poured out like snowflakes, fully committing to the production of Spiritual Artifacts, Talismans, and spirit pills to increase their chances of victory.

The supplies accumulated over the past decade were actually sufficient for several years, but being prepared was better than regretting later.

Every item created by Tomorrow Society included Extreme Spiritual Law technology, which allowed their productions to gradually develop toward being larger and modular.

Extreme Spiritual techniques discarded some functions to exchange for powerful effects. While this was indeed strong at the individual level, it was less effective on military facilities and large war machines, where it became difficult to execute all functions. Therefore, multiple Extreme Spirit modules had to be combined to compensate for each other’s shortcomings.

Tomorrow Nation’s Spiritual Artifacts were no longer singular; they were mostly full-body armor or mech-like designs to maximize combat power.

As for the severe spirit energy consumption, as long as they could strike first and eliminate the enemy, it was no longer a drawback.

If they could not kill, being resilient for a while was meaningless.

At the same time, all Extreme Spirit Armaments were equipped with various authentication locks; destroying just a portion would render them completely useless, preventing the Luo Dynasty from stealing them.

And so, the fully prepared army dispersed into the Luo Dynasty, deploying hidden formations to quietly infiltrate the major Spirit Towns.

In a state of wartime, the major Spirit Towns naturally had tight defenses, but it was impossible to have every area garrisoned by Mystic Realm cultivators.

The Mystic Realm was controlled by the Supreme Emperor, who was difficult to mobilize, and the vast majority remained in their own territories.

They had been repeatedly attacking to exhaust Yuexin’s Force of Freedom; it was the most frequent effort they had made in a thousand years and could not increase further.

Likewise, the True Realm figures were also in a similar situation. Having held their high positions for a long time, they could not be easily moved and found it exceedingly difficult to engage in bloody battles. Typically, they did not appear until absolutely necessary. Once, Yun Ye was just at the spiritual realm, and a True Realm individual retreated directly due to the Force of Freedom, hoping to solve the problem easily through exhaustion.

The desire to preserve life, maintain face, and avoid trouble…

All these factors determined that the strongest individuals would not act recklessly.

If a True Realm cultivator patrolled Lozhou for an extended period, it would be hard to conceal even a hidden formation, but unfortunately, they would not do that.

So,

The first Spirit Town was destroyed.

The tenth Spirit Town was destroyed.

Until the seventeenth Spirit Town, a Mystic Realm powerful figure awoke from underground, tearing apart the barrier, unleashing astonishing power to call for Luo Dynasty’s rescue, and thus, the secret operation was exposed.

Even in the next moment, a Dao Artifact wielder swung their sword, and a dark storm of annihilation consumed everything, directly swallowing the Mystic Realm figure. The exposed outcome could not be reversed, and the army quickly activated their spatial artifacts to retreat, abandoning all gains and making further combat impossible.

With Tomorrow Society’s spatial transmission technology, even Mystic Realm figures could not intercept them, granting ample time to escape.

However, an unexpected event occurred.

In the center of the Spirit Town,

The previously destroyed giant stone tablet re-manifested, flickering like an unstable holographic projection. Atop the stone tablet, a young boy sat at the top, with legs crossed, overlooking everyone.

At first, his figure was also flickering, but as the instances decreased, it seemed he stepped out of the images, manifesting his true form.

"Why leave when you have come? Do you not respect me?"

With just one sentence, he made the thousand-strong army halt, like marionettes on strings, their bodies rigidly turning, losing control over their actions.

Then, everyone knelt: "We… meet… the Lord of Luo!"

"Do not… kneel!" The leading Dao Artifact wielder ground his teeth in anger, his leg bones cracking. He manifested his Dao Artifact, trying to counter this terrifying Spirit Law force.

"Mm!?"

In response, the boy let out a puzzled hum, and the leading Dao Artifact wielder exploded on the spot, the light of his Dao Artifact quickly fading away.

All the soldiers’ eyes surged with rage; they were furious at the scene, yet even so, none could break free from control.

"Ahhh!"

Everyone struggled desperately, trying to summon their power, but the result was silence, utterly devoid of any response.

Despair enveloped them.

They knew this boy was beyond their ability to contend with; the power gap was qualitative!

However, they had mentally prepared for such a situation; the vast majority glared angrily at the boy, their souls and spirits igniting.

They issued their last command.

"Since we cannot win, there is no hesitation left; even if we die, we must leave nothing behind!"

"Let us die together!!!"

Light surged!

With just a brief thought, nearly all the Extreme Spirit Armaments flared with light and self-destructed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The destruction of the Extreme Spirit Armaments resulted in a massive explosion involving thousands!

Regardless of whether there were cultivators among them who did not self-destruct, in the chain reaction, escape was impossible. The terrifying shockwave instantly flattened the land for dozens of miles, forming an astonishing mushroom cloud…

Everyone was under the control of Spirit Law, unable to move at all. Their only option was to end their own lives through the Extreme Spirit Armaments and the True Heaven Instrument, as they could not move, which would not affect the outcome!

"Interesting, are you not afraid of death at all? No wonder this mere New Dao has developed to this point; it certainly has some means!"

The young boy laughed heartily, standing in the center of the explosion without a care, as all the power surged past him without causing any harm.

With a wave of his hand, several figures appeared.

He had manipulated space to forcibly save these individuals, who, eager to live, had not triggered the Extreme Spirit Armaments and were thrilled to pledge their loyalty.

However, the boy reached out, and two souls were extracted.

"Memory reading!"

But soon after, an inexplicable force erupted.

The two souls were destroyed, leaving no information behind.

"Dao Artifact? You have imparted your techniques to ordinary beings, yet you still need to use Dao Artifacts against us? Haha, just having Dao Artifacts is not enough."

With a wave of his hand, an Extreme Spirit Armament fell into his grasp, and he activated a very mysterious Spirit Law. The entire armament was scanned and read.

Its history, its forging process, everything it had witnessed rapidly appeared.

At first, his reading was interfered with.

An astonishing power obscured everything, causing him to momentarily be startled, but he soon realized that this power had not been utilized properly…

"Is it just coincidence?"

Lord of Luo frowned as he examined the history of the Extreme Spirit Armament.

Extreme Spiritual Law?

Attribute fusion rules?

Modular forging?

All was clear at a glance!

This is the power of Spirit Law!

This is the strongest power he possessed as the Lord of Luo Dynasty.

Once he finished browsing, Lord of Luo’s smile completely vanished. He crushed the armament in his hand and fell silent for a moment.

"Did I give them too much time? Unconsciously, this insignificant New Dao has actually developed a force capable of threatening the Luo Dynasty?"

"Extreme Spiritual Law; a mere mortal has actually created such a terrifying technique… what a pity, truly a pity, that it cannot be used by me."

"Although the ascent law can be adjusted, it requires the same theoretical foundation. Otherwise, how can the power left by the Fire Element cultivators be conferred upon the Water Element cultivators? This technique is known only to my clan. As long as we are given enough time, the Luo Dynasty? An empire is possible…"

"What a delightful surprise! Command everyone to attack Tomorrow Nation with full force; I want them wiped out completely."

"—Yes!"

Multiple figures appeared.

The True Realm figures respectfully obeyed, not daring to disobey.